GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
USAID EAT SAFE NIGERIA FIELD RESEARCH/ASSESSMENT PARTNERS
ISSUED BY THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN)
DEADLINE: 31ST AUGUST, 2020
The Eat Safe (Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food) programme aims to generate evidence and knowledge of the potential of increased consumer demand for safe food to substantially improve the safety of nutritious foods in informal market settings in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The five-year programme is funded by USAID and is undertaken by a consortium led by GAIN and containing the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Pierce Mill Education and Media. In Nigeria, where GAIN holds a country office, programme activities will be focused on different cities and markets within Kebbi State.
GAIN seeks a partner organization (Contractor) to support the implementation of EatSafe in country activities in Nigeria, in coordination with GAIN staff in the Nigeria country office and with other project partners as needed.
Successful Candidate will provide the following services amongst others;
• Carry out a focused ethnographic study (Activity # 1) to understand consumer and vendor attitudes, perceptions, motivators, and behaviours related to the quality and safety of food purchased in informal markets, using semi structured interviews, direct observations, and possibly other qualitative ethnography approaches;
• Carry out a cross-sectional survey (Activity #2) to collect baseline data for a cohort study on consumer and vendor attitudes, perceptions, motivators, and behaviours, as well as market features, using tools Including structured or semi-structured surveys and quantitative direct observations (Activities #1 and #2 will be carried out sequentially, with some overlap between them);
• Data management: organize, format, QA/QC, and safely store and transmit surveys collected data to GAIN;
• Support the analysis and synthesis of data; contribute to the compilation of project reports and other knowledge products.
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Proposals are submitted as indicated in the RFP documents.
Completed proposals should be submitted to rfp@gainhealth.org before Aug 31 2020 at 23.00 West Africa Time.
